She spent three years in church sanctuary in the US. A new documentary tells her story.
RNS Edith Espinal, who spent more than three years in church sanctuary to ride out the Trump administration’s harsh immigration crackdown, is having a pretty good September. Last week, the 44-year-old Mexican native was granted a work permit, giving her hope that she will be able to support herself seven months after securing assurances she […]
As US President Joe Biden floats immigration plan, Edith Espinal leaves three-year stint in sanctuary
RNS An undocumented immigrant who had been living in an Ohio church for more than three years went home to her family this week after securing assurances that she will no longer be an immediate target for deportation. Edith Espinal, a Mexican native and mother of three, had been living at the Columbus Mennonite Church […]
US presidential candidates visits woman taking sanctuary in a church; other Democratic candidates voice support
RNS An undocumented woman living in an Ohio church to avoid deportation met with Democratic presidential candidate Julián Castro on Tuesday , one of several Democratic White House hopefuls now signaling support for her cause and the New Sanctuary Movement. Castro visited Columbus Mennonite Church in Columbus, Ohio, to meet undocumented Mexican immigrant Edith Espinal ahead of […]